Palettes / Colors / #FFEFC2

#FFEFC2 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFEFC2 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEFC2 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C2D2FF; it also sits naturally between #FFD0C2 and #F1FFC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 94% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 24% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FFEFC2

.text { color: #FFEFC2; }
.background { background-color: #FFEFC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEFC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 239, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 100%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEFC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 239, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEFC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 239, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEFC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEFC2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2D2FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEFC2: #000000.

How #FFEFC2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFEFC2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEFC2?

#FFEFC2 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 239, 194). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEFC2?

#FFEFC2 is RGB 255, 239, 194 — HSL 44°, 100%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 24%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEFC2?

Its complement is #C2D2FF; analogous partners are #FFD0C2 and #F1FFC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEFC2 for text?

Black text on #FFEFC2 has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.